diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index e9f47e14dbb..75a2081bc14 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ type crate_ =
      config: crate_cfg};
 
 enum crate_directive_ {
-    cdir_src_mod(ident, ~[attribute]),
-    cdir_dir_mod(ident, ~[@crate_directive], ~[attribute]),
+    cdir_src_mod(visibility, ident, ~[attribute]),
+    cdir_dir_mod(visibility, ident, ~[@crate_directive], ~[attribute]),
 
     // NB: cdir_view_item is *not* processed by the rest of the compiler, the
     // attached view_items are sunk into the crate's module during parsing,
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
index 918b6b28459..f8f481c8f66 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/fold.rs
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@ fn noop_fold_crate(c: crate_, fld: ast_fold) -> crate_ {
 fn noop_fold_crate_directive(cd: crate_directive_, fld: ast_fold) ->
    crate_directive_ {
     return match cd {
-          cdir_src_mod(id, attrs) => {
-            cdir_src_mod(fld.fold_ident(id), /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy attrs)
+          cdir_src_mod(vis, id, attrs) => {
+            cdir_src_mod(vis, fld.fold_ident(id),
+                         /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy attrs)
           }
-          cdir_dir_mod(id, cds, attrs) => {
-            cdir_dir_mod(fld.fold_ident(id),
+          cdir_dir_mod(vis, id, cds, attrs) => {
+            cdir_dir_mod(vis, fld.fold_ident(id),
                          vec::map(cds, |x| fld.fold_crate_directive(*x)),
                          /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy attrs)
           }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/eval.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/eval.rs
index c5e64654d7b..7127e2747eb 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/eval.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/eval.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn eval_crate_directive(cx: ctx, cdir: @ast::crate_directive, prefix: &Path,
                         &view_items: ~[@ast::view_item],
                         &items: ~[@ast::item]) {
     match cdir.node {
-      ast::cdir_src_mod(id, attrs) => {
+      ast::cdir_src_mod(vis, id, attrs) => {
         let file_path = Path(cdir_path_opt(
             cx.sess.interner.get(id) + ~".rs", attrs));
         let full_path = if file_path.is_absolute {
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ fn eval_crate_directive(cx: ctx, cdir: @ast::crate_directive, prefix: &Path,
 
         let i = p0.mk_item(cdir.span.lo, cdir.span.hi,
                            /* FIXME (#2543) */ copy id,
-                           ast::item_mod(m0), ast::public, mod_attrs);
+                           ast::item_mod(m0), vis, mod_attrs);
         // Thread defids, chpos and byte_pos through the parsers
         cx.sess.chpos = r0.chpos;
         cx.sess.byte_pos = cx.sess.byte_pos + r0.pos;
         vec::push(items, i);
       }
-      ast::cdir_dir_mod(id, cdirs, attrs) => {
+      ast::cdir_dir_mod(vis, id, cdirs, attrs) => {
         let path = Path(cdir_path_opt(*cx.sess.interner.get(id), attrs));
         let full_path = if path.is_absolute {
             copy path
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fn eval_crate_directive(cx: ctx, cdir: @ast::crate_directive, prefix: &Path,
               attrs: vec::append(attrs, a0),
               id: cx.sess.next_id,
               node: ast::item_mod(m0),
-              vis: ast::public,
+              vis: vis,
               span: cdir.span};
         cx.sess.next_id += 1;
         vec::push(items, i);
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 2ffe69c8b10..681d6296d4e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -3601,6 +3601,7 @@ impl parser {
         let expect_mod = vec::len(outer_attrs) > 0u;
 
         let lo = self.span.lo;
+        let vis = self.parse_visibility();
         if expect_mod || self.is_keyword(~"mod") {
 
             self.expect_keyword(~"mod");
@@ -3611,7 +3612,7 @@ impl parser {
               token::SEMI => {
                 let mut hi = self.span.hi;
                 self.bump();
-                return spanned(lo, hi, cdir_src_mod(id, outer_attrs));
+                return spanned(lo, hi, cdir_src_mod(vis, id, outer_attrs));
               }
               // mod x = "foo_dir" { ...directives... }
               token::LBRACE => {
@@ -3624,7 +3625,7 @@ impl parser {
                 let mut hi = self.span.hi;
                 self.expect(token::RBRACE);
                 return spanned(lo, hi,
-                            cdir_dir_mod(id, cdirs, mod_attrs));
+                            cdir_dir_mod(vis, id, cdirs, mod_attrs));
               }
               _ => self.unexpected()
             }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
index efcb5b2bda0..de9caf48b63 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/visit.rs
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ fn visit_crate<E>(c: crate, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
 
 fn visit_crate_directive<E>(cd: @crate_directive, e: E, v: vt<E>) {
     match cd.node {
-      cdir_src_mod(_, _) => (),
-      cdir_dir_mod(_, cdirs, _) => for cdirs.each |cdir| {
+      cdir_src_mod(_, _, _) => (),
+      cdir_dir_mod(_, _, cdirs, _) => for cdirs.each |cdir| {
         visit_crate_directive(*cdir, e, v);
       },
       cdir_view_item(vi) => v.visit_view_item(vi, e, v),